Kennel fire kills two dogs in Bedford (Boston Globe)
Fire gutted a sprawling home and kennel yesterday in Bedford (New Hampshire), killing two dogs.

7/9 - Search and rescue dogs need your help (WPMI 15)
In a crisis, they aren’t just man’s bestfriend… rescue dogs can be life saving friends. And now the dogs are in a crisis of their own. There’s a critical shortage.

Valdosta’s dogs get ready for canine competition (The Valdosta Daily Times)
VALDOSTA Pups across town are gearing up for the fourth annual Hottest Dogs in the Park event taking place this Saturday at Drexel Park.

Search and rescue dogs need your help (WPMI 15)
for more rescue dogs. Phillip Richardson owns the only one. “Once we need em we’d give everything in the world for one.” Victims needed them after Hurricane Katrina.

Stray dogs have their day (Yahoo! India News)
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) More and more animal lovers are now preferring to adopt as pets stray dogs rather than expensive pedigree ones, giving these homeless creatures a new lease of life.

Stray dogs have their day (New Kerala)
By Prashant K. Nanda, New Delhi: More and more animal lovers are now preferring to adopt as pets stray dogs rather than expensive pedigree ones, giving these homeless creatures a new lease of life.

Police dogs get armor vests (Pasadena Star-News)
GLENDALE - Police dogs will receive an extra layer of protection today: ballistic armor vests. The vests will be presented to Yudy, Sam, Marlin and Quwai, the four German shepherds in the Glendale Police Department’s K-9 unit, officials announced Sunday. The four vests cost $3,980 in total.

Cats Lose To Dogs (WMUR News 9)
The Fisher Cats lost a tough one to the Portland Sea Dogs Sunday, 5-4 was the final. Chad Spann hit 2 home runs for Porland, and the Sea Dogs scored two runs in the ninth to earn their third straight win over New Hampshire.